The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Wicksburg Panthers (Newton, AL) and the visiting Slocomb Red Tops (Slocomb, AL), observed Wicksburg's basketball team edge Slocomb by a score of 34-28.

The Panthers (14-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Houston Academy (Dothan, AL). The Raiders come into the 3A Area 3 challenge with a 5-5 record. In their last challenge, Houston Academy was tipped by Northside Methodist Academy (Dothan, AL), 32-29, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Tops encounter the Northside Methodist Academy Knights (Dothan, AL) in a 3A Area 3 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Slocomb will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 32-29 league win over Houston Academy (Dothan, AL).